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[abnormalizes]

How do you tell the difference between romantic love and platonic love?

Everyone I've asked so far has given me a different answer.

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[roundandaround]

I don't think so. It kinda felt like it a long time ago, and I dwelled on it a bunch, but maybe they were just trying to help.

[abnormalizes]

Most of them probably were. It is pretty impractical to try to date everyone, you wouldn't have enough time to split between all of them.

[roundandaround]

That's probably true, and I wouldn't have thought of it. But for a while, I thought people just didn't want to understand. Like how everyone always thinks I can't actually mean it and must not get what love means if I say I don't have one special person. I thought it'd be better 'cause there's people with three or five or eight or something.

[abnormalizes]

I guess they think you've mistaken it for friend love? And even you said the two were pretty close together.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, they are... I don't think that means people shouldn't believe me when I say I feel something, though. Even if they don't get it. I don't get lots of things other people do, and they still do them.

[abnormalizes]

People are dumb sometimes. Especially about feelings. I should know, I'm very dumb about feelings.

[roundandaround]

No way! You've given me lots of good advice on that kinda stuff!

[abnormalizes]

I guess but I'm also asking people how to figure out if I'm in love with anyone when other people just figure it out themselves somehow??

[roundandaround]

Maybe it's hard for lots of people. I dunno. But I bet it'll be fine. Hm... maybe people are just better giving advice than knowing about themselves!

[abnormalizes]

That's definitely true for some people on some topics, I can't argue with that.

[roundandaround]

I hope you get everything you need anyway, Neechan. If you need help... I don't know what I can do, but I can try anyway!

[abnormalizes]

Honestly? Just listening to me complain is helpful, I appreciate it a lot.

[roundandaround]

You think so? That's great! Then you can complain all the time, and you'll be happy in no time!

[abnormalizes]

But if I complain too much I start feeling guilty about it...

[roundandaround]

Maybe just a little then? I dunno.

[abnormalizes]

What’s a normal amount of complaining?

[roundandaround]

I dunno, I don't do a lot of that... Whenever something bad happens?

[abnormalizes]

I guess I’ve hit my quota for a while then, I don’t think self-examination counts as something bad happening.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, I don't either. Unless it's something really sad. But if nothing bad happened, maybe that's happy too!

[abnormalizes]

Maybe it’s fine?

Rinku, you love people. Would it bother you if someone said they didn’t know how they feel about you?

[roundandaround]

Hm... I dunno. If they meant it like they didn't wanna be my friend, or they didn't wanna be around me because I'm confusing, I wouldn't like that. But if they didn't know if they liked me back the same way, that'd be normal, right?

[abnormalizes]

Not knowing if they liked you the same way. I guess that IS normal?

[roundandaround]

I think so! Lots of people feel like that. And there's even people I'm already sure don't like me the same way, and that doesn't make me love them any less. It just means I shouldn't remind them 'cause it'll make them feel bad.

[abnormalizes]

That all makes sense…. Maybe this isn’t so bad, even if it takes me a while to figure out.

[roundandaround]

[There's a bit of a wait.

Eventually, Evangeline will see Rinku's hand, holding her phone, sticking out of the portal mirror in her living room. The hand blindly fumbles to hit send on the message, waits a few seconds for the Amberfall wi-fi to send it, and pulls back in.]

Probably! I hope whatever happens, you get to be really, really happy. I'm not gonna try and set you up with people, I promise promise!

Oh I think the power went out